Course Objectives
A two day course that builds on a basic understanding to consider the current market as well as future developments and initiatives European Market Infrastructure. Understanding the market infrastructure is critical to efficient operations.
After this two day course attendees will:
- Have a strong understanding the global securities lending market structure, participants. legal framework and current processes
- Understand how the market is developing and some of the innovations being embraced
- Consider what is driving change in the industry and how it might continue to develop, positioning securities lending in the European agenda
- Have an overview of current regulation and challenges as well as consideration of the future state of the industry
Run in small classroom sizes, the course structure allows for significant customisation on the day, to ensure attendees are able to fully discuss market trends and their drivers.
Who should attend
This course is designed for experienced participants involved in the securities lending markets who want to expand their knowledge and consider the trends and drivers of change in the market. This is a very interactive course with ideas discussed as a group.
Typical attendees:
Traders
Operational staff
Product development teams
Sales teams
System and service providers
Overview of agenda
During the day the course will cover
- Defining securities lending: understand what securities lending is and how it fits in the wider financial markets
- Overview of the market place: see up to date market data to understand the size and shape of the market
- Describing market participants and their roles: who is involved and why
- Consider the legal framework: understand the standard market legal structure and the key elements within the agreement
- Follow the process of a transaction from execution to close out: how a trade is executed, settled and managed through-out its life-cycle
- Consideration of collateral selection: what factors should be considered when defining collateral criteria
- Collateral process: what is the daily collateralisation process
- Current regulation framework and future state: what are the key current and known future regulations impacting securities lending